Advanced course in journal publishing | Asia 2023

Who should attend?

This course is designed to meet the needs of Early Career Publishers looking to advance their careers. To gain the most benefit from the course, participants should have one to three years’ scholarly publishing experience. Those with more experience can use this as an opportunity to refresh their knowledge and gain inspiration for taking those next steps in their career. Course content is well suited for professionals working in editorial, sales, marketing, or content management roles in particular, while those working in other roles such as finance, production, product development, technology or customer service will benefit from gaining a broader understanding of how their role sits within a broader context.

Scope of the course

During this Intense Journal Course, you will learn about aspects of scholarly publishing that are unique to our sector. Among other topics, the course will focus on journal editorial development, bibliometrics, publication ethics, how to prepare for and launch a new journal, key elements of journal marketing, and journals acquisition skills.  

Academic publishing is an international business that requires interpersonal skills that translate across academic cultures and world cultures. Dealing with people from all walks of life, and in different countries is an integral part of working in scholarly publishing and requires self-awareness and interpersonal skills. The course will explore how participants react in various situations, using the award-winning methodology of the Cultural Navigator as well as other discussion tools such as OCEAN and 16 personalities.

You will have an opportunity to apply what you have learned through a case study that will be presented in a group setting where you will be judged by senior industry leaders.

Organisation of the course

An outline of the topics covered and the speakers invited is provided below. The sections of the course have been devised to encourage interaction and the programmed has built in some flexibility to allow for more detailed discussions in key areas of interest and concern for the actual participants.Any “spare” time will generally be devoted to working on the case study. Therefore you should plan to stay the full 3 nights of the course (5th, 6th, and 7th March 2023) at the hotel even if you work and live in Singapore. All participants should strongly consider bringing their laptops. All participants will take part in their team's oral and written presentations but it will be understood that for some of those attending English is not their first language.

For more information about organisational matters please contact Jo Dinnage, General Manager, Events & Sponsorship, STM 

Accommodation

The fee includes accommodation at The Village Hotel Katong for three nights. All meals and all tutorial costs are also included.

Course Director
Bas Straub, Head of Mergers and Acquisitions, Frontiers

Course Tutor
Lyndsey Dixon, Global Journals Director, De Gruyter

Programme

Sunday 5th March

 Monday 6th March

Tuesday 7th March 

Wednesday 8th March

Events Terms and Conditions

Cancellation
Where an event has registration fees, cancellations made in writing up to 30 days before an event are eligible for a 50% refund. No refunds can be made for cancellations received on or after 30 days prior to the event date, however, substitutions may be made free of charge at any time.

Insurance
Registration fees do not include insurance. Participants are advised to take out adequate personal insurance to cover travel, accommodation, cancellation and personal effects.